Cost Accountant
Company: Planet Forward
Location: Schaumburg
Posted on: June 20, 2022
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Job Description:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:--- Prepares weekly raw
material variance reporting and review with operations.--- Prepares
weekly direct labor reporting and review with operations.---
Prepares weekly temporary labor payroll and submit to accounts
payable.--- Prepares both monthly raw material & direct labor
variance summary, review with operations and post journal
entries.--- Supports bill of material and labor router preparation,
24 Month annual plan and quarterly updates and operational
statistics.--- Collects and prepares operational statistical
information for monthly reporting.--- Maintains product bill of
materials and labor routers accuracy.--- Conducts cost audits of
bills of material to update standard costs for finished goods and
work-in-process and to ensure Ross and bills of material are
accurate.--- Prepares various monthly journal entries.--- Prepares
account reconciliations.--- Analyzes month-end variances from plan,
and discuss with Cost Accounting Manager, Director, and CFO.---
Prepares, analyzes & interprets cost and margin reporting.---
Assists in PPV maintenance, reporting and billing.--- Learns
Billing process to act as back-up when necessary.--- Learns Cash
Application to act as back-up when necessary.--- Participates in
year-end inventories.--- Interact with financial auditors for
yearly financial audits.--- Attends weekly inventory meeting to
support Operations, Quality Control, and Material Management with
any system or accounting issues.--- Participates in sensory
training and evaluation to help ensure the highest quality of our
products.--- Suggests ways to control labor and supply costs as
well as improve processes.--- Ensures that all work activities are
performed with attention to the highest standards for quality,
safety and compliance with all appropriate legal and food safety
requirements and a focus on continuous improvement.--- Follows all
company policies & procedures as well as the GMP's (Good
Manufacturing Practices).--- Maintains a high level of safety
awareness for an accident-free work place.--- Reports any unsafe or
hazardous work conditions or safety-related issues to
Management.--- Accomplishes all tasks as appropriately assigned or
requested.
Education, Skills and Experience:--- Bachelor's Degree (B.S.) in
Accounting or other related field.--- CPA or MBA a plus. Cost
Accounting classes a plus.--- 0-2 years Process Manufacturing cost
accounting experience a plus.
Skills and Experience:--- Ability to compute by adding, subtracting
and averaging numbers.--- Ability to effectively present
information and respond to questions from Management and
vendors.--- Ability to apply concepts such as fractions,
percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.---
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of
concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization
exists.--- Ability to multi-task, be detail orientated, and have
good organizational skills.--- Proficiency in Microsoft
applications.--- Ability to thrive in a constantly changing
environment.--- Ability to multi-task, be detail orientated, and
have good organizational skills.
Keywords: Planet Forward, Schaumburg , Cost Accountant, Accounting, Auditing , Schaumburg, Illinois
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